On Jan 2nd, Wigan Athletic hosts Hull City at The Dw Stadium in a clash of these two closely matched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Wigan Athletic is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Sunderland. Ellis Simms scored the first goal for Sunderland in the 19th minute, then Will Keane tied it up for Wigan Athletic in the 42nd minute. Wigan Athletic looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, 21st placed Hull City, recorded a 1-1 draw against Blackpool. Sonny Carey struck first for Blackpool in the 28th minute on a feed from Gary Madine, but Oscar Estupiñan got the equalizer for Hull City in the 77th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Hull City. Hull City is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Kcom Stadium, Hull City won by a score of 2 to 1. Will Keane scored the first goal for Wigan Athletic in the 14th minute, then Dimitris Pelkas tied it up for Hull City in the 21st minute Finally they completed the comback in the 65th minute on a goal by Oscar Estupiñan to cap off a wild match.
Hull City is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jacob Greaves and Tyler Smith each only have 1 goal in their last five. Wigan Athletic’s most prolific scorer has been Will Keane. The English attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.